Pipe



April 25, 1939.

w, w. BERNARD 2,156,171

PIPE

Filed Sept. 25, 1937 I 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 25, 1939- w. w. BERNARD v2,156,171

PIPE

Filed Sept. 4.'25, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented pr. 25, 1939 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE PIPE Walter W. Bernard, Greeneville, Tenn.

Application September 25, 1937, Serial No. 165,758

8 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in smokers or pipes, especiallymagazine pipes of the type disclosed in my patents, Numbers 2,035,782and 2,035,783, dated March 31, 1936. In general,

the objects of the invention are to provide a pipe having a simpliedconstruction which facilitates the manufacture thereof, enhances theappearance of the pipe and improves the smoking qualities. Morespecifically, the invention provides a pipe which may have a tobaccostorage chamber as in the patented constructions or which may dispensewith said chamber but which has improved nicotine arresters as well asmeans permitting the removal of the pipe bowl when hot and thesubstitution of a cool bowl. Other objects and advantages of theinvention will be understood from the following description of oneembodiment of the invention which is shown in the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specication.

In said drawings- Fig. l is a perspective view of a magazine pipe orsmoker;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view on a larger scale of the pipe of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3 but showing the pipe bowl depressedto receive a new supply of tobacco and showing in dotted lines oneposition of a finger as it may be employed to feed tobacco into thedepressed bowl;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 5 5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section on line 6 6 of Fig. 3.

Referring specifically to the drawings there is shown a smoker or pipecomprising a body I5, a pipe stem I6 and a bowl I1. In the form of theinvention shown in Fig. 1 the body I5 has a relatively large interiorchamber I8 for holding a supply of tobacco I9. A hinged lid 20 isprovided preferably at the top of the tobacco-storage chamber I8 topermit the said storage chamber to be filled with a fresh supply oftobacco. The

forward or free end of the lid 20 preferably abuts against the bowl I'lat its upper end.

The bowl I'I is adapted to slide vertically or, in other words, it isdesigned to be reciprocated relative to the body on which it is mounted.The

preferred means for permitting reciprocation of the bowl comprises aT-head or extension 2| extending longitudinally of the bowl and fittinga T-slot 22 formed on the body. The bowl is adapted to be depressed bythe fingers of the user until its mouthpiece is below the discharge end(Cl. ISL-180) 23 of the tobacco-storage chamber I8, as will beunderstood from Fig. 4. When the bowl is in this position the tobacco I9may be shaken or pushed out of the storage chamber into the mouth of thebowl and may be packed by the fingers in thej usual manner. It will beunderstood that the storage chamber will hold several bowlfulls oftobacco so that the user may enjoy the luxury of prolonged smokingwithout replenishing the supply from a tobacco can. When the pipe is notin t10 use the bowl Il and the lid 20 eifectually seal the interior ofthe storage chamber I6 so that the tobacco remains in perfect condition.

At the bottom of the bowl chamber I'la two or more vertical ducts 24 areprovided. said vertical 1I! ducts being preferably of small diameter andpreferably communicating directly with a larger horizontal smoke duct 25which extends to the exterior of the bowl.

To hold the bowl in either of the extreme posi- '20 tions illustrated inFigs. 3 and 4, bowl-locking means is provided which is preferably aspringactuated plunger 26. As shown, the plunger 26 has a centralaperture 26a and is hollow and reciprocable in a counter-bore 2l formedin the `25 body I8. A coil spring 28 is also located in the counter-bore21 and forces the plunger 26 normally outwardly so that the plunger mayengage with the end of duct 25, when the bowl is in the position of Fig.3, or with a depression or notch $0 29 provided at the upper end of thebowl, when the bowl is in the depressed position illustrated in Fig. 4.The bowl-engaging end of the plunger 26 is rounded, as shown, so that nogreat resistance is oiered when the user of the pipe attempts 35 to movethe bowl from one locked position to the other.

I prefer to employ with the bowl-locking means just described a nicotinearrester which may be mounted partly in the counter-bore 21. Said Dnicotine arrester may comprise a hollow member 30 having the form of acylinder at one end and having aperture 30*it through which smoke mayenter from the bowl I'I. Said nicotine arrester n also has a Venturiportion 3l which is located acl- 45 jacent the cylindrical portion 30and which provides a trap for uids rich in nicotine which may collect inthe chamber 30. The nicotine arrester also has a conical portion 32connected with the venturi and communicating directly with the 50 smokeconduit 33. Preferably the smoke conduit is a small pipe having screwthreads at either end, as shown, and lying in the bottom of the storagechamber I8.

Preferably a second nicotine arrester is prou vided near the mouthpieceI6. As shown, the second nicotine arrester comprises a hollowcylindrical member 34 which is located in a small hollow chamber 35provided in the body I5. The cylindrical member 34 may be anicotine-absorbing member or may be simply a metallic cylinder. Itshould be of large diameter relative to the bore 36 of the mouthpiece i6and the bore 31 of the small conduit member 38 which is screwed into thebody I5 to make connection with the smoke conduit 33. Preferably theadjacent end of the smoke conduit 33 is screw threaded into the conduitmember 38, as shown, and the member 38 is screwed into the body I5. Asecond conduit member 39 is screw threaded into a counter-bore providedon the inner end of the pipe stem I6. Preferably the conduit members 38and 39 are integral with the cylindrical member 34. It is obvious thatthe pipe stem is held to the body by the screw threads of the conduitmember 39 and hence the pipe stem may be removed separately or ifdesired the assembly comprising the pipe stem and the cylinder 34 withits attached conduits may be removed from the pipe for cleaning orrenewal. The screw threaded smoke conduit 33 may also be removed withthis assembly as the parts will all turn together if the screw threadsare in the proper direction.

The present invention p-rovides an extremely simple pipe or smoker whichpermits the user to replenish the supply as often as may be desireduntil the magazine or storage compartment is empty. The bowl may also beremoved for cleaning or if desired for replacement with another bowl, aswhen the bowl becomes too hot for comfort. It is also obvious that thenicotine arresters may be easily removed for cleansing or renewal andthat all the parts of the pipe may be readily cleaned, thus insuring acool, sweet smoke at all times'. The described form of the invention hasother advantages over the pipe shown in the aforesaid patents, as willbe obvious to the user.

Obviously the invention may be embodied in numerous forms neitherdescribed nor shown.

Having described several embodiments of the invention which arepreferred above others known to me, what I claimI as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A magazine pipe comprising, in combination, a body having a hollowinterior providing a tobacco-storage chamber; a pipe stem secured to oneend of the body; a pipe bowl mounted on the .other end of the body; asmoke conduit connecting the bowl end with the pipe stem; said bowlbeing vertically reciprocable on guides formed on the body; and aspring-actuated lock on the body engaging the bowl when moved to itslowermost position and also when moved to its uppermost position to lockthe bowl in either position; the mouth of said bowl being below thetobaccostorage chamber when the bowl is in the lowermost position sothat tobacco may then be moved from the chamber to the bowl.

2. The invention according' to claim 1, wherein the conduit is a pipe ofsmall diameter lying in the bottom of the tobacco-storage chamber andconnecting with a nicotine arrester at each end.

3. The invention according to claim 1, wherein the spring-actuated lockis hollow to permit passage of smoke therethrough directly to the smokeconduit, with which it is connected.

4. 'I'he invention according to claim 1, wherein the body has a smallhollow chamber in the wall at the end where the pipe stem is attached,and a removable hollow cylinder is tted in said hollow chamber, the pipestem connecting with one end of the removable, hollow cylinder and thesmoke conduit connecting with the other end thereof, said removable,hollow cylinder having a diameter which isI large compared with thebores of said conduit and pipe stern.

5. A magazine pipe comprising, in combination, a body having a hollowinterior compartment for tobacco storage; a pipe stem and a pipe bowlattached to said body, and a smoke conduit con- Vnecting the bowl andstem; means formed on the body and bowl for holding and guiding thebowl, which is vertically reciprocable; and bowllocking means comprisinga spring-actuated plunger on the body engaging the bowl to hold the samein its lowermo-st position relative to the body, so that tobacco may bedumped into the bowl from the storage compartment, said bowllockingmeans also engaging the bowl in its uppermost position wherein thestorage compartment is clos-ed by the bowl.

6. The invention according to claim 5, wherein the plunger of thebowl-locking means is hollow to permit smoke to pass therethrough to thesmoke conduit.

'7. The invention according to claim 5, wherein the bowl has a smokeduct in its bottom wall communicating with the interior of the bowl,said plunger entering said vduct to lock the bowl in its uppermostposition.

8. The invention according to claim 5, wheret in there is a nicotinearrester within the body and between the plunger and the smoke conduit,said nicotine arrester being readily removable.

WALTER W. BERNARD.

